Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-26

a,s from Loudoun say that any loss in Fau-
ouie- will be more than made up in their
county. Representative OFerrall who |
is here gives the most favorabls accounts OF |
the democratic prospects in ell the Valley
counties. Capt. Jones, Of the Virginia |
democratic association of this city, who has
lust returned from trip as fer up the Mid
land Railroad as Nelson county, says thaI
FROM what he learned on that trip AleXan-
d,ia and Fairfax are more uncertain ,haii
any of the other counties this eide OF Ne'sou'
K. D. Beckey, colored, who mas oeeh llaN'
ing democratic speeches. IN Louisa Ioun.s'
ssSs he thinks Mr. Elan, the republican
candidate for the Legislature there' wiz pe
elected, as there are great many oisml-
fncted democrats in that county. especially
in the Green Spring neighborhood.
A nrivate letter received here from TIE
famous Allen 0. Myers, Of Ohio, says that
Hamilton county, the county containing tne
civ of Ciacinnati, will 90 democratic next
month. and he fears tho State VIII go the
sane way. AS Mr.. Myers has lefs the Gem.
ocra,ic. and Joined the labor patty, ana
ia onposet as much 10 the State as 10 the
national democratic party. and is Witnal
wide awake politician, bis letter Ia consid
cred by the Ohio democrats here is decided
~ encouraging
A friend of ex Congressman Tucker, Oh
Virginia, in talking about that gentleman
to day, said he never did q wiser thing IN MS
life than when he abandoned politics, ana
that he has made more money by following
his profession in the short time since the ao
iournment of Congress than he did curing
his whole term Of service iu that body.
Mr.. Widdecomb, one of the Arrow Steam
ob;n Comnenv. of Alexandria, informed the
GAZETTE's correspondent TO day that one OF
the compartments Of the iron steamship
Pocahoutas, TO be built by that company,
has been completed by the contractors 10
Baltimore, and that two others are nearly
done, and that when three are finished they
will be brought to Alexandria on barge. as
it costs no more 10 tow three than one. lie
seys that just as fast as every three are
completed they will be iowed to Alexandria
and set up. He gays the central compart-
ment will be set up first and the work pros
ecuttd from that in both directions.
The announcement Of the approaching
nuptials Of Secretary Bayard and Mics
Sophie Markoe is made. Miss Markoe is the
daughter ofthe late Frank Markoe,th The first
secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, who
les; hia fortune on account of his Southern
sympathies She is about forty years old,
been clerk in the State Department.
A democratic politician from West Vir.
cina. here to dGc says that nobody can tell
what Dan Lucas Is going 10 do month
ahead, but that be woGld not b at all sur
prised if By the lime Congress meets be
would &c. out Of The say AMI ct Mr. FAIL.
uer take his seat in ihe u. :. Senate.
Surgeon General Hamilton 20 day re
ceived a tslagram from Health OAicerSmitb,
of New York city, as follows: Britannia
was detained in fret instance because dag
nosis OF surgeon of cases which died at ses
was Unsatisfactory Ga 5Ge 10th instant,
case developed that Was vary suspicious.
Autopsy ard biological! examination con
Grmed suspicion of cholera. Another case
Developed on !he 23cd and another on the
24th. The infection amcog Alesia's passen'
gers destroyed There need BIO no appre-
henson concerning Britannia" He has
also received Telegram from DR.. Porter, in
charge Of reliaf measures at Tampa, Ella,
saying DO not Is yet need professional
assistance There have bsen about 225 to
go cases of yellow f5ver aad 8! deaths up
to date There were Il new cases yester-
day. About so sick in town" Information
was also received TO the effect ihat the hos
ptal will have to be enlarged 50 as 10 allcrd
additional accommodations.
It's now defioitely stated that Secretary
Lamar will 60 upon the Supreme bench,
that postmaster General Villas viii he trars
ferred to the Interior Department, and that
ASSISTANT Postmaster General Stephenson will
be advanced to the head OF thu Postolliaa
Department. The official announcement Of
these changes will be made at al early
date.
The argument in the case of the con.
demned anarchists of Chicago, will be made
before the U. S. Snpreme Court to morrow.
The prevailing impression is that the writ
| of error asked for by the prisoners will he
denied upon the ground that no consLitu-
tional questions are involved in The casa.
The work of the dredges engaged in deepening
the Washington channel has been suspended for
the past two or three days by the breaking of She
machine that forces the mud they take up on the
| flats.
Notwithstanding the prevailing inclemcnt
weather the races here went on today according
| to tae programme.
Mr. Holmes Conrad, of Winchester, was here
yesterday. lie says if the democrats carry the
election in Virginia next month, MIR. Barbour will
be the next u S. Senator from that State.